Urgent Appeal To Arab and International Trade Unions

Solidarity with the Workers of Textile Factory in Hilla the Victims of the Cowardly Terrorist Bombings

Iraqi Communist Party

May 17, 2010

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Terrorist anti-people gangs have committed one of the ugliest crimes against the Iraqi workers when a series of cowardly bombings targeted the textile factory in Hilla on Monday, 10 May 2010 while the workers were leaving the factory at the end of the working day. More than 40 workers, including women, were killed and dozens wounded as a result of this barbaric attack.

We urge you to raise your voices to denounce this heinous crime, strongly condemn the terrorist killers and express solidarity with the workers of the textile factory in Hilla and the families of innocent victims.

We also urge you to call upon the Iraqi authorities to take urgent measures to provide all the necessary protection for the workers and to provide compensation to the families of the martyrs and wounded.

We look forward to your solidarity with the Iraqi workers and your support for their struggle for a free, dignified and secure life in a democratic, fully sovereign and prosperous Iraq.

Executive Bureau

The General Federation of Iraqi Workers (GFIW)

Baghdad - 12 May 2010

General Federation of Iraqi Workers strongly condemns barbaric attack on textile workers in Hilla

The Executive Bureau of the General Federation of Iraqi Workers has strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks in Baghdad and other towns on Monday 10th May 2010, that killed at least 110 innocent civilians and wounded more than 500, including tens of textile workers in the city of Hilla, capital of Babil province. It called for urgent security measures to provide protection for citizens and workers.

Babil’s provincial committee of the Iraqi Communist Party had issued a statement on 10th May 2010, strongly condemning the terrorist bombings in several areas of the province, particularly the attack that targeted textile workers in Hilla. It held the criminals of al-Qaeda and remnants of Saddam’s Baath party responsible for the cowardly attacks.

The workers of the textile factory in Hilla, including many women workers, were targeted of three bombings as they were leaving the factory, killing at least 40 people and injuring many more.

Communist Party of Australia strongly condemns barbaric crime against textile workers in Hilla

Communist Party of Australia

CENTRAL COMMITTEE

17th May 2010

Central Committee

Communist Party of Iraq

Dear Comrades,

The Communist Party of Australia condemns in the strongest possible terms the series of bombings targeted the textile factory in Hilla, capital of Babil province in Iraq, on Monday, 10 May 2010 while the workers were leaving the factory at the end of the working day. More than 40 workers, including women, were killed and dozens wounded as a result of this barbaric attack.

This is a barbaric crime against Iraqi working men and women and we call the Iraqi authorities to take urgent measures to provide the necessary protection for workers and to provide compensation to the families of the killed and wounded.

The Communist Party of Australia expresses its solidarity with the textile workers and their families and our support for their struggle for a free, dignified and secure life in a democratic, sovereign and prosperous Iraq.

We will publish details of this atrocity against Iraqi workers in our newspaper to ensure that the Australian workers are informed of this tragic and criminal attack.

Yours fraternally,

Dr Hannah Middleton

General Secretary

Communist Party of Australia